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Vintage Crochet Patterns

Do any of you use Ebay to find crochet patterns? I know I have fun bidding on the old Vintage Crochet Patterns. They are the ones that cost .10 cents back when they were new. Now they are falling apart with a price of $2.00 or more. I do have a few that my Grandma gave me and several more that I have purchased. I have noticed that the price and demand for the Magic Crochet, Crochet Fantasy and Decorative Crochet have gone up in the Ebay auctions. I really miss new issues of Magic Crochet. It had all of the thread and lace that I love to make.

Hi TeresaI've bought some vintage books over at Ebay, but mostly now I go with Celty's Yahoo or for purchasing I visit vintage-crochet-patterns.com or http://www.karensvariety.com/ I have to admit, I love the vintage patterns. oh! and don't forget to visit http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/ for some really rare beauties. Nice group at Yahoo does these, some very, very vintage.

I will say re: Ebay, I have found some good bargains, but really must be careful: so many scammers mailing photo copies or torn pages from books. Really sad.

Debbie,This is a setting for the printer. You will click on print preview. You will change the scale to 60% or less. You can preview the settings before you print to make sure all of the pattern is fitting and then print.

Teresa, I've been going over your blogs, trying to understand how to do certain stitches I'm trying out; and found this post. I've been getting vintage and antique patterns for free at:http://www.us.archive.orgYou need a pdf reader and sometimes adobe reader. Just type crochet into the search engine. I usually leave it on "all media types",and then search. It will bring up a list and you click on one that interests you; and then it will take you to a page with more specifics on that pattern book. You can then choose from the list on the left how you would like to view it. When you choose the pdf option it takes a few minutes to load and then you can save to a folder on your computer by using the save feature of the PDFs program toolbar. I should warn you that this site can be addicting! I crochet,craft,knit,sew, and currently I am into Irish crochet and learning about lace making. I'm considering trying out making some of the lampshades I've seen on this site that are crocheted and some of the painted ones. They also have some antique/vintage magazines with crafts/projects/recipes that are interesting.Some of the patterns you have been buying have probably come from this site. The advantage of buying them would be saving on ink and paper. I've spent more money on ink and paper and have actually wondered if buying them might be worth it. I've learned a lot from this site about the history of crochet; and some of the terms used; and translated to today's use can be "amusing?". I hope you find it useful and that you get this since this is an earlier blog. Have fun! Kim

Extended or Long Double Crochet - This is where you will work a double crochet several stitches below the row you are on. You will need to pull up on the stitch and allow for some additional yarn, so the stitch does not sag.

Multiple: 4
You will add 4 chains for each segment of the pattern stitch that you want to add to the width.

Example: If you want to make a baby afghan with a size I/5.5mm crochet hook, 4-ply yarn, you will chain 108. This will give you an estimated width of 34 inches.

Ch 31Row 1: DC in 3rd CH from hook, DC in next CH, *CH 1, SK 1 CH, 1 DC in EA of next 3 CH. Continue across from * for width of pattern.

Drop Stitch - The drop stitch will be worked below the two previous row of shell stitches. Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook 2 rows below, between the shell stitches, pull the yarn up. Repeat one more time for a total of 5 loops on the hook.

Row 1: DC in the 4th CH from the hook, DC in the next CH, Skip 4 chains, in the next CH(5th chain) work *2DC, CH1, 2DC, SK 4 CH's, Repeat from * across for the width, 1 DC in ea of the last 2 chains.

Row 2: CH 2, DC in the next DC, work *2DC, CH1, 2DC in the next CH 1 Space. Repeat from * across for the width, 1 DC in ea of the last 2 DC.